[Asia Top Brand] ‘Suncheon-style Garden Road’ 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo with Citizens

Suncheon City in Jeollanam-do is undoubtedly a leading region for ecological tourism, attracting 10 million tourists. At the heart of Suncheon’s vision to create a city where ecology generates economic value is the 'Suncheonman National Garden,' Korea's first national garden. The Suncheonman National Garden successfully attracted over 6 million visitors last year, thanks to its beautiful scenery throughout all four seasons and hosting major high-quality events.

This year, Suncheon plans to transform the entire downtown area into a garden centered around the Suncheonman National Garden.

In particular, the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo aims to utilize Suncheon’s five natural resources (national garden, forest, village, wetland, and coast) to create gardens, with a goal of involving 280,000 citizens in the expo. Rather than simply showcasing and offering experiences, this expo will be the first in the nation to use the entire downtown area as the expo venue, allowing people nationwide to feel and enjoy garden culture in their daily lives.

On January 3rd this year, Suncheon City signed a joint hosting and mutual cooperation agreement with Jeollanam-do and the Korea Committee of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH KOREA). The city also successfully completed the on-site inspection for international approval by the AIPH delegation and received unanimous approval at the AIPH General Assembly held last month in Miami, USA.

Suncheon City plans to form and operate a citizen promotion committee and an expo advisory group to develop the expo from the initial planning stage into a citizen-led system.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, "The '2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo,' which uses the entire downtown as the expo venue, will be a stepping stone for Korea to become the garden hub of Northeast Asia. We will prepare thoroughly over the next three years until the event and showcase a new future for gardens."

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